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Panthers vs. Islanders October 22, 2011

SUNRISE, FL - OCTOBER 22: The puck shot by Kris Versteeg #32 (not pictured) of the Florida Panthers scores over goaltender Evgeni Nabokov #20 of the New York Islanders on October 22, 2011 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft